Hello. I am trying to dust off the Burglar I hadn't played in many years (I stopped playing the toon even before imbuement was a thing). I have read through some guides, re-speced, now I am trying to get my skill rotations in order. Looking for advice! I am going to be playing exclusively PVE, mostly solo for now. I am level 101. Trait tree:
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These are the tips I have learned are key to putting together a decent rotation for a QK burg:
1. Always start from behind in Stealth, then Surprise Strike for normal mobs, Cunning Attack for fights you know are going to take a while.
2. If you need some really big hits to finish them off, use Feint, Aim, Coup de Grace.
3. If still alive, Stun Dust (or one of the other two stun moves), Feint, then Surprise again.
4. Use crit chain skills and Subtle Stab whenever possible.
Assuming all of that is correct, I need help figuring out a hierarchy of what to use and when, plus some misc. questions:
1. If my crit chain opens up after the first Surprise Strike from Stealth, should I use them immediately, or should I still go for some version of Feint/Surprise or Feint/Coup de Grace?
2. After the ambush, getting behind mobs is extremely important, so my thought is I need to stun them to get behind. But they will be immune for a while after the first stun. Do you kite around until you can stun again, or just hit them from the front until immunity is over? If we do hit from the front, is there a good rotation or skill set specifically for that (in other words, is Surprise Strike, Cunning Attack, etc. wasted if used from the front?)
3. When do I use Knives Out? Do Knives Out and Touch and Go contradict one another or can they be used in conjunction?
4. Should Cunning Attack be in the primary rotation or is it only used when dealing with very high-health mobs?
5. What do I do with Provoke? I used to be able to use it to mez but that functionality seems to be blue line only.
6. How often should you keep Aim up? Should I be saving it to use only with the Feint/Aim/CdG rotation or should I use it whenever it's available?
I did post this on reddit a few days ago and got some good advice but I didn't get answers to everything I was looking for. Hoping the forums might have more answers